Preoperative risk and postoperative outcome from subdural fluid collections in African infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated the incidence of postoperative subdural collections in a cohort of African infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus. The authors sought to identify preoperative factors associated with increased risk of development of subdural collections and to characterize associations between subdural collections and postoperative outcomes.

Methods

The study was a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial at a single center in Mbale, Uganda, involving infants (age < 180 days) with postinfectious hydrocephalus randomized to receive either an endoscopic third ventriculostomy plus choroid plexus cauterization or a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Patients underwent assessment with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition (Bayle

SUBMITTER: Lane JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9078082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature